Hugh Hornby Birley was a leading Manchester millowner and Tory who is reputed to have led the fatal charge of the Manchester and Salford Yeomanry at the Peterloo Massacre on 16 August 1819.

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Occupation: businessperson
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Born: March 10, 1778
Died: July 31, 1845

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Hugh Hornby Birley

British Army officer and businessman (1778-1845)

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